Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supernovae

/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.vi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-no-vae
IPA
/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.vi/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of supernova

Derived Forms

SNe

Questions

How do you pronounce supernovae?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.vi/.
What does supernovae mean?
plural of supernova

How to pronounce supernovae

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